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JOHN BROUGHTON, OF NliflT YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT lhl FAUCETS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. ML'EB, dated November8, 1864.

To @ZZ whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOI-IN BROUGHTON, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Faucets; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying` drawings,forming part of this specification, in which- Figure l is al side view,and Fig. 2 is aview of a vertical longitudinal section, of a faucet madeafter my improvements. Fig. 3 is a plan of the valve.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to certain improvements in the construction ofcocks or faucets, whereby the principles and features of acompression-valve and the opening and closing m0- tions of the ordinaryplug-valve are combined, and an article produced which is simple inconstruction, durable in wear, and which can be operated more easilythan any other.

A is the shank or supply chamber of the cock,which is secured to thedischarge-ch amber B by a screw-joint, which unites the lower end orbase, li, of the dischargechamber with the upper end, a, ofthesupply-chamber, the end c being screwed over the base It until it abutsagainst its shoulder s. The diameters of these chambers are enlarged attheir parts a and it so as receive the valve F. The discharge-chamber l5is provided with an eduction-nozzle, C, and its neck is perforated toadmit the insertion of the valve-spindle H. The neck is elongated withinthe dischargechamber by the projecting collar or thimble i, which servesas a tubular bearing for the The neck of the chamber is enlarged at itstop to receive suitable packing, l, which is held in place by au angularwasher, mi, which in turn is held in place by a common bibbspring, O,upon which the ball of the handle J ofthe spindle rests. The spindle issquared at its outer end, and lits into a square recess cut nearlythroughv the handle J, vertically.

The square partot' the spindle is recessed io,

receive a screw, K, which passesthrough the top of the handle J into thesd Iare recess within. The valve-spindle extends down within the chamberB, and below its base into the shank A, to the line where it firstreaches its greatest diameter, where it is secured to the disk-valve F,whose diameter is nearly equal to the diameter of the interior of theshank A. A shoulder, j", is formed in the end d of the shank, whose facemust be in the same vplane with the inner face of the valve F, so thatan annular washer, n, of cork or other suitable material, may lie uponthe said shoulder and be held against it by the lower end of the base hof chamber B, where said base is properly screwed into the shank A. Whenthe valve is properly adjusted for use, it should rotate in contact withthe face of the washer. An annular plate, c, is tted around thevalve-spindle H, its circumference being secured under a shoulder, 3,cut in the inner wall of the base It of the discharge-chamber, or thisplate may be cast with the base.

g g are openings or water-ways in the diskvalve F, and like openings, tocoincide with them when the valve is open, are made through the washer nand plate c, and around the edges ol' these openings in the plate areteeth, 2 2, which project downward and indent themselves in the washerto hold it in position.

Fig. 2 represents the valve as open.

When the handle J is turned at right angles to the position shown, theopenings in the washer-plate are closed, and the pressure of the iuidacts against the back of the valve and compresses its elastic seat, thustightening the joint, the valve bein g perfectly free to move forward inthe direction of the pressure. Whatever the extent i f its longitudinalmovement may be, the lioint 0f the spindle at l m will not leak, owingto the presence of the packing l, through which the spindle moves.

The valve F may be adjusted to compress the elastic seat by turning thescrew K in the handle J until thejoints of the spring 0 close up and itassumes the shape ot' an annular ring, the ball of the handle J being incontact with it, and remaining stationary while the valve-spindle andvalve are drawn forward by the action of the screw. This insures acertain contact between the valve and its elasticseat, independent ofthe pressure of the iiuid within the shank A of the faucet, and preventsany rebound of the valve beyond that point, while vibrating on itselastic seat, under the eliect of suddenly stopping the flow of the seatn, spindle H, and handle, substantially as described.

2. The employment ofthe spring 0, to keep the valve in contact with itselastic seat, independent of the pressure of the fluid, when arranged inconjunction with the spindle H,

the discharge-chamber B,and the handle J,

substantially as described.

JOHN BROUGHTON. Witnesses:

M. M. LIVINGSTON, C. L. TOPLIFF.

